Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-12-24
CALENnARs We have thu. far re-


c@iyed ne following ca,eu 'ars tor 1883
viz oae from Mrssrs. Doliher, Good
ale 4 TO-, If Boston, Mass, Ii was de
signed and engraved on steel by John
A. Lowe s. Co. aud Is an exquisite
work &c art. Mes.rs Dolib~r, Goedals
& Co, will mail copy % any one upon
receipt Of ten cents ia stsmps or cash
Also one from lie Winchester Repeat
inc Arms, Co., os New Haven, Conn,
q unique and artistic autograph, four
teen inches wide, 10y twenty two inches
in length, The three exquisite huntiug
scenes IN co'ors will 5e highly priced by
ssor smen, or ia fact, by any Que who
can appreciate fine picture aud theirs
is also a large calendar for 1888. arrang.
ed fol convenient reference and we'll
adapted to the wants of the business
pubiic. They are neatly packed and
will be S mt to any of the INDEPEN-
DENT 5 readers for five cents to pay pos
tage. Address the firm as above.
The Baltimore Sun has also forward
ed as a very neat aud useful calendar,
which is not sold but sent to its sub
scribers free.
One of the most novel, convenient
AMI valuable business calendars for 1855
is the Columbia Bicycle Calendar and
Stand, just issued by the Pope Manu-
featuring Company, OF Boston, Mass.
In this calendar new departure has
been made, decidedly unique and differ
ent from any previous attempt In cal
endar construction. The calendar prop
Ell is in the form of pad, containing
1868 leaves, one for each day in the year,
to be torn off daily. The leaves are ST
by q inches, and a portion of each leaf
is left blank for memoranda, so arrang-
ed that the memorandum blank for any
coming day can be turned TO immedi-
ately at any time. The pad rests upon
a portable stand, which takes up but
little more room than the pad itself and
when placed upon the desk or writing
table the entire surface of the date leaf
is brought directly, and left constantly
before the eye, furnishing date aud mem.
oranda, impossible to be overlooked
Besides the month, the day Of the
month, and the day of the week, the
numbers of the days of the year passed
and to come are specified, and upon each
slip, appears, as in the previous Colum.
bia calendars, quotations pertaining TO
cycling from leading publications and
prominent writers on both sides of the
ocean.
A WORD TO OUR BUSINESS MEN
Some of our business men habitually
violate a borough ordinance in al
lowing their clerks to sweep paper
and other rubbish from their stores
into the streets, and permitting it to
remain there. There is plain ex-
plicit prohibition in the borough or.
dinances against this, and our bust
ness men should heed it. TO see
our Main street strewn with such lit
ter gives the town bad look in the
eyes of strangers, and our store
keepers have no right to expect the
street committee to cart snch rub
bish away. This Notice ought to be
sufficient Chambersb,rg Reposl-
tory.
This Is also true OF Martinsburg
We like to see the streets look well
used, but loose paper, ashes, sticks
and loose stone are both slovenly
and nuisance. There is also an
ordinance providing fine for burn
ing paper, &C., on the streets. Why
not burn such stuff in the stoves?
WELCOME HoME.-We extend O
hearty. cheerful welcome home TO
Col. Ward II. Lamon. who, accom-.
panied by his daughter, arrived here
on last Saturday night, on visit to
his brothers and sisters in this coun
ty. They remained ut Sheriff La.
mons until Tuesday. and then went
up to Bunker Hill To visit other rela-
tives. Col. Lamon has been absent
ten years, spending the most Of this
in Colorado, and part il Washing
ton and New York cities The Col
holds his own well, and is always the
same cheerful, genia! mud kindly
gentlemat,. The Century is pub
fishing the Life of Lincoln by Mrssrs
Nicoley & Hay and the current nam
Der contains the chapter of the III
auguration of Lincoln. aud with il
is fine portrait OF Col. Lanon. who
took so prominent IA pnrt il. mat ex'
citing and important; event
p. T. BAKNUx WRITES A STORY